Big Blog Birthday Bash Day 9: JVC Everio Review & Giveaway

*This giveaway is now closed.*I wanted camcorder before Princess P was born and after she arrived I wanted one even more. Almost her entire first year of life pasted by without being recorded except on our digital camera. But thank goodness JVC came to our rescue with the Everio GZ-MG630!

The JVCEverio GZ-MG630 is one of the worlds smallest and lightest hard drive cameras. The ultra-compact GZ-MG630 features 60GB HDD for up to 75 hours of recording. It also sports a 40x Dynamic Zoom Lens to achieve incredible zoom magnification without any degradation of optical picture quality. It has a quick restart that allows you to shoot video in about a second and the new stylish color choices allows you to customize the Everio GZ-MG630 to fit your style.

Features:

Konica Minolta 35x optical Lens and 800x digital

60 GB Internal Hard Disk Drive

14 hours 20 min recording at the highest quality

Micro SD card slot

Up to 832 x 624 still resolution size

New Laser Touch Operation

Auto Illumi.Light

2.7” 16:9 Widescreen Clear LCD

Data Battery

Auto Power ON/Off & Auto Lens Cover

Convenient 2-Way Strap

Remote Control

One Touch Export

One Touch Upload to You Tube

One-Touch DVD Creation

Easy File Management

Easy Playback

The Everio GZ-MG630 allows you to change from camcorder to camera with a switch of a button. It allows you to snap up to 9999 still photos at a very high quality. The snapshot mode even lets you set a self-timer to capture those all important family photos.

One of the really cool features of the GZ-MG630 is the laser touch operation. Located on the side of the viewing screen the laser touch operation lets you select options by sliding your finger up and down the laser strip. Once the option you need is highlighted simply hit the ok button to proceed. The Everio GZ-MG630 also comes with a remote control to choose your options at a distant.

The Everio makes uploading videos a breeze! Especially when you upload your videos into YouTube. After the software (which is included) is installed simply press the upload button until the process is complete. There you can edit you movies and export them into iTunes if you wish. The File Management System allows you to easily keep your movies organized in the calendar type graphical interface that displays thumbnail images of your recorded videos and stills photographs, superimposed on the date they were taken.

There are simply too many wonderful features of the JVC Everio GZ-MG630 to list! This is a very handy camcorder and camera to have since it is all in one. You don’t have to worry about lugging both around in you already crowded diaper bag.

Here is a short clip of Princess P’s first birthday party taken with the JVC Everio GZ-MG630 and loaded straight into YouTube.(Notice how she didn’t stick her hands in the cake and get all messy! She was making mommy’s clean up job easy!)

In honor of Princess P’s first birthday and the Big Blog Birthday Bash JVC is giving one of my lucky readers a JVC Everio GZ-MG630 in their choice of color – DIAMOND Silver, SAPPHIRE Blue, or RUBY Red ($429.95 Value)!!!

To Enter: You must visit JVC and tell me another product you would love to have AND what memories you would capture first if you won!Please leave an email address. I have to have a way to contact the winner.

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Giveaway will end on July 10th at 11:59pm ET. The winners will be chosen by random.org and announced here as well as emailed. The winners will have 48 hours to contact me or new winners will be chosen. Giveaway open to US only!

Wow, what a great camera! If I won, I would use it to capture my daughters doing things together (playing, eating, looking at books, etc) so that they could look back and see what great sisters they are even when they were so young. Another product I would like is the Tunerless DVD Video Recorder & VHS Hi-Fi Stereo Video Recorder Combo.

The Ipod audio system would be nice too, but I think I would choose this! My son is always putting on little plays and singing and dancing and I would love to have him on film so he can watch them when he’s bigger and enjoy these memories too.

Although I would love any of JVC’s LCD TV’s, I think I would best like the HD DILA Consumer Front Projector. Then, I could show the videos on the wall or during a backyard party. I would even make a large projection screen to show it with. And what better things to show than video of my grandson home from summer vacation riding his bike without training wheels! He’s accomplished this, but I’ve not seen it yet. It’s a proud moment! Or, maybe his latest cannonball. I’ll let him decide which of these two things he wants to show me first, and THAT is what I would video record. Thanks!

Another item that I would love to win is the 46″ Class (45.9″ Diagonal) LCD TV. (A girl can dream. lol)What I would first use this camera for if I won, is to video my kids and husband playing in our pool. Our kids seem to be growing so quickly, that I would really love to record all these special moments.Thanks so much.

I would SO love to win this Camcorder! We are expecting our first child in September. Capturing all of out sons firsts would be awesome! Also, My Father-in-Law has been battling cancer for 2 years, we are unsure how much time he will have with our little one but we would like to capture every moment for my son and husband to have to cherish once Dad is gone.

I have actually check out the JVC site and there are several things that would be great but I would really like (besides the camcorder)CU-VD3US SHARE STATION DVD BurnerStylish and portable DVD burner with storable USB cable offering easy DVD creation and direct USB 2.0 connection with Everio. That way we can make & share all our videos!!!

Our 9 yr. old TV is dying (sound & color) so if I could choose something I need it would be the 42″ Class LCD TV. Thank you for giving your readers this opportunity!

The first memories I would capture, is my journey on my weight loss. I am down 102 lbs, and I am trying to capture the goals (doing a cartwheel, sledding, or going to the amusement park etc) after 20 years with this weight.

I would love to have the tunerless DVD + VHS recorder featuring progressive scan and timer link recording.The first memories I would capture are the smiles of my family and friends so that when I feel low I can watch and smile.

another product I would love is the ipod/iphone dual play audio system, and if I had the Everio GZ-MG630 I would capture all of the special and hilarious moments that my girls share with us. We are moving away from our family and it would be nice to share all theses memories with the grandparents.

I would love the 32″ Class (31.5″ Diagonal) 720p LCD/DVD TV. I would capture my new niece or nephew. My sister in law is having their fourth child. She actually was having contractions tonight and we though tonight was going to be the night. Her due date is July 10th. I am so excited!!!!

The other product that catches my eye is the 42″ Class (42.0″ Diagonal)Super Slim Widescreen FHD LCD. It is a lovely camcorder you are featuring; I’ve never owned one. It would be hard to say what would be first if I am the lucky recipient. I have 2 grandchildren, one is almost 3 and the younger is almost 9 months old. They are growing so fast! I also have a young kitten and he is a delight. We are moving into a home soon and it is a very special time, to have a home again (albeit rent-to-own). I’d love to record how it changes as we put in grass and shrubs etc. My son and his wife have an acreage and it would be nice to have video of them at this time in their lives. I never did have video of my son when he is growing up and now he is 33 and I’ll be 54 on Saturday! It would be a special addition to our lives together (my new husband and I have been married 3 years, my first husband passed away 14 years ago) so it would be wonderful to have for when we get to go camping or see the beauty of areas in Alberta together. I also have other pets and seeing them play together, especially with the new kitten, is something that can bring smiles any time Debra

OMG I would love the DVD Video Recorder & VHS Hi-Fi Stereo Video Recorder Combo so I can transfer the piles of home videos of me as a child on VHS onto DVD so my kids could enjoy them. What would I record with my a video camcorder? Well I have been dreaming of owning one since my first was born but my baby is just starting to learn to walk and both twins are starting to talk, my big son is going to be entering 1st grade and the birth of my next kid- lots of milestones I would love to record!

I would love to have the Blu Ray player, I am waiting until they come down a little more in price before I splurge.

My memories that I would capture would be my twins and my oldest son. One of my twins is not walking yet…I think he is lazy. Anyway, I would love to catch that moment where he finally walks since he is the most precarious out of all my kids.

The Procision Xiview 42″ LCD Television. Husband has always wanted a large TV.If I won the camcorder I’d record my granddaughters baseballl games first off , then just timew ws have with them. There will comea day when going to Grandma & Grandpa’s is going to be a “duty” instead of fun like now when they are young. I’d love to have movies of them to keep us company when their friends are more important than us.

Who doesn’t want a fancy-schmancy television? But realistically, I need some new headphones and while I’m not normally a fan of earbuds ’cause they hurt my ears, those “marshmallow” ones look pretty darn comfy! And they come in red, like my ipod.

As for memories, we’d record the heck out of our two and a half year old, starting with our upcoming beach vacation.

Well, of course I would just love to have one of the 46″ LCD TVs! With the camera, one of the first memories I would capture would be of my 7 year old son and his two cats. He carries them around everywhere and even involves his stuff cats in his play.

Another JVC product that I’d love to have for our home is the JVC UX-G200 Micro Component System. This sleek audio system would be perfect for our kitchen, it’s small, compact and delivers a powerful sound! I have been wanting something just like this for that room! And, the very first thing I would love to capture on this fantastic JVC Everio is video of our 3 young children this summer playing at the beach and “swimming” in the lake where we live so I can send those video files to both sets of grandparents who live out of state. Right now we are totally without a working video recorder and my parents and my husband’s parents are just dying to see some updated video of their 3 grandchildren. My husband and I feel so bad we cannot provide any to them. Having this Everio would be such a god send to us! Thanks so much for the chance to enter.joannaonthelake@gmail.com

My husband would love to get the Xiview 120Hz 1080p LCD TV. My daughter is being baptized soon so I would capture that on the camcorder if I won. I also would love to record the first time we give her baby food!

I would love to have the 32″ Class (31.5″ Diagonal) LCD with Side Loading DVD Player Built-in. The memories I would record would be my little sis playing softball s she could send for college scholarships. I would also record my boys birthdays and Christmas. lwoods297@centurytel.net

I would like to have a 42″ LCD TV to replace the older, smaller TV in my bedroom. With the camera, if I were to win, we would certainly document the growth of my 4 month old grandson–they grow so fast!

I would definately grap the Everio if I could, I have a video camera that is about 14 years old and weighs a tonne so I never pull it out! The first thing I would record would the kids swimming in the pool. Thanks!

I also would like the Tunerless DVD Video Recorder & VHS Hi-Fi Stereo Video Recorder Combo. I would record my granddaughter’s first steps, my grandson’s first breaths, and something special from all the rest of my precious grandchildren, husband, and children.

Just thinking wistfully, the Mini color dome indoor camera TK-C215V12U would enlighten us as to how Beau (120 lb boerboyle) manages to get into food when we are not home. Like the Ruby red camcorder, seems it would be easier to find.

my family would love me forever if I got a plasma big screen tv from jvc. my first memory to capture would be of my son, who is 4 and is autistic, many memories will be cherished of this little boy. karensuedick@yahoo.com

I would love to have the 46″ Class (45.9″ Diagonal) TeleDock LCD TV. My TV is at least 10 years old. The first videos I would take is of my new granddaughter. She is just starting to discovers things around her.

I would love the “duel play” so my boyfriend and I could both charge our i pods at the same time. If I won I would capture the memories of LOVE. My boyfriend and I are pretty serious (engagment is around the corner) and I would love to look back on all the memories that we create. It is the little things in life that mean the most and being able to look back on them will make our new life together even more special. Thanks so much for hosting. Hope I am the lucky one!!!!

You know… I’ve been looking at this camera for some time. So when I popped over to the JVC site, it was easy to pick the 46″ TeleDock LCD TV as my dream product. As for memories I’d collect, well, I’d love to have this camera for family get togethers and reunions as my children have all recently left the coop and when we get together it’s so special to me.

Ah, forgot to say what memories I would capture first! Can’t think of anything specific, but there are always things to capture with my kids!!And, I have the Birthday Bash button on my right sidebar! =)

I would love to have the JVC 42″ Xiview 120Hz 1080p LCDProcision Series 42″ 120HzOMGOSH HUBBY would sooo LOVE THAT!!I would LOVE to capture the Memory of MY First Grandbaby being born in October if I won!! YUP!! I am going to be a FIRST TIME very young (48 year old) Gramma~

I really like the 32″ Class 720p LCD/DVD TV. If I was alone when I received it, I believe I would turn it on myself to capture the look on my face. If anybody else is around they’ll be captured too. Then I would head over to my nieces and nephews to let them be some camera hounds.

Another product I’d like to have is one of the lcd/dvd tv’s. If I won this contest the first memory I would capture would be my 2 year old little girl who loves to dance. She is sooo cute with her little dance moves.

I’d also love the High Grade Light Weight Headphones – sorry I had to delete my original first comment. I totally forgot to tell you the memory I’d capture first! It would be my son’s first steps…he’s going to be walking within the month and I’d love to record that. Thanks! alicedemskehansen at gmail.com

If I’m going to wish I would choose the 32″ LCD with TeleDock for our Ipod. However with the camcorder I would certainly be catching the next round of 1sts with my almost 8 month old daughter. She just started crawling, and saying mama, dada and nana, and her 1st tooth is coming in, and she’s just learning to pull up to stand. So I could capture her 1st steps and of course her 1st birthday. Thanks for a great giveaway!kimberly dot waddell at gmail dot com

I would also like to have the 32″ Class (31.5″ Diagonal) TeleDock LCD TV to watch the videos that I’ve taken. The first thing I would record and take pictures of is my upcoming vacation, destination yet to be decided.

I would love the iPod/iPhone Audio System – very cool! JVC has some amazing products

If I were to win I would capture the memories of my daughter, who is going to be entering high school soon. I missed out on the high school years with my son, as I didn’t have a camcorder. I also will capture the memories of this summer’s vacation, while my son is home from college!

(To replace my original comment because I forgot to say what I’d film first.) I’d love to have the TH-F3 DVD-Audio/Video Front Surround Digital Theater System. If I won the camera, it would almost immediately be loaned to my granddaughter who is heading for India in August.

I’d love that 46 inch LCD tv! Man me & the hubby could have some major fun playing video games on that baby!!

If I won I honestly would not use the camera until I went into labor, to capture all those lovely memories & eventually show my lil’ girl all the pain mommy went through for her! LOLI have a little Flip Mino video camera that I use for random moments since it’s so tiny & can fit in my pocket, but I’d love to have a bigger camcorder that holds more video for all of those “planned events”